Page 4 Thousands of mining and resource sector stakeholders from around the world who normally spend a week in T immins the frst week in June have an exciting new opportunity to con nect thanks to the veteran trade show experts at Canadian T radeEx Plans for a largescale V irtual T rade Show by Canadian T radeEx in midNo vember 2020 are in full swing and it promises to be the largest ever Natu ral Resource Expo online VIRT ex ar ticle pg12 Exhibitors are already lining up to par ticipate The great beneft of a virtual show is unlimited capacity and unlim ited attendance which translates into an exponential opportunity to form supplier and purchaser connections COVID19 restrictions forced the postponement of the giant Canadian Mining Expo commonly known as THE BIG EVENT which was to be held this June 34 in T immins The new dates for that live event are now confrmed for June 13 2021 The Central Canada Resource Expo in Thunder Bay which was supposed to take place this September and is now scheduled for July 7th 8th 2021 at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition grounds Both events are the premiere show cases for northern Ontario s rich re sources and the opportunities that these industries avail the regions Canadian T radeEx s annual fag ship Canadian Mining Expo held each year was growing bigger than ever Last year s Expo drew participants from 12 countries and more than 5200 regis tered delegates not including the over 1200 exhibitors and over 500 job seek ers states Canadian T radeEx Presi dent Glenn Dredhart Based on years of hard data and an immense amount of direct evidence from satisfed stakeholders from around the globe we are comfortable in stating that the combined economic impact on the T immins and surrounding economy is in the millions adds Dredhart It s even bigger when you factor in the un told number of supplier and purchaser relationships that have formed over the past three decades The Canadian Mining Expo is recognized as a must attend event for Institutional and retail investors buyers of suppliesservices Indigenous groups and communities northern municipalities international delegations looking to learn from and contact manufacturers educational in stitutions and training facilitators W e are known as a bootsonthe ground type of show that over the past three decades has been used as a launchpad for dozens of mining compa Page 4 MLEN SPRING 2020 THUNDER BA Y MINING FORESTR Y ENERGY THE BIG EVENTS WHERE THE WORLD COMES T O EXPLORE